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Sila

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Sila: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Sila: Recorded since 1997, it reached #883 in 2004, and it stood at #4,201 in 2025.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1997–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1997 to 2025, ranging from #883 to #4763.199720052010201520202025#883#4763
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1997#2738
2000#2416
2002#4137
2003#1325
2004#883
2005#1243
2006#1660
2007#1443
2008#3860
2009#3936
2010#4688
2011#2275
2012#2969
2013#2313
2014#4003
2015#3252
2016#3214
2017#4763
2018#3985
2019#2869
2020#2300
2021#2711
2022#3970
2023#2689
2024#2411
2025#4201

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 26 of the 29 years from 1997 to 2025.

In 2022: #905 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #3970 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1997–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1997

    First recorded at #2738 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1997–2025

    Highest recorded position: #883 among girls in England and Wales, in 2004 (recorded 1997–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1997 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #883 in England and Wales in 2004.

Sila's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#42015HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#241111HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#26899HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#39705HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#27119HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#230011HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#28698HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#39855HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#47634HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#32147HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#32527HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#40035HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#231311HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#29698HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#227511HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#46884HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#39365HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#38605HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#144318HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#166014HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#124319HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#88330HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#132516HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#41373HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#24166HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#27385HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#9053HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Sila is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Sila, between 1997 and 2025, in 26 of those 29 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2004Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: highest position in 202219972025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1997–202526#883 in 2004
Republic of Ireland20221#905 in 2022

Its high point came 18 years earlier in England and Wales (2004) than in Republic of Ireland (2022).

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Sila

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1997–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1997 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #883 in England and Wales in 2004. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.